The mean levels of IL-17 and IL-8 in persons with epilepsy were 2.30  ±  0.98 pg/mL and 3.07  ±  0.79 pg/mL, respectively, compared to 1.54  ±  0.54 pg/mL and 3.92  ±  1.07 pg/mL in healthy controls (p  <  0.05). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and epilepsy.